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mainly
[ meyn-lee ]
adverb
- chiefly; principally; for the most part; in the main; to the greatest extent:
Our success was due mainly to your efforts. The audience consisted mainly of students.
- Obsolete. greatly; mightily; abundantly.
mainly
/ ˈɪԱɪ /
adverb
- for the most part; to the greatest extent; principally
- obsolete.strongly; very much
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Country is often associated with being dominated by male artists, but the musicians driving it into the mainstream are mainly women.
He was in his early 20s when he first met Tovar about 15 years ago, and knew him mainly as another fan he saw at shows everywhere.
Investors who buy bonds are mainly made up of financial institutions, ranging from pension funds to central banks like the Bank of England.
Osment’s statement seemed to focus mainly on his use of the antisemitic slur and did not directly address the actor’s arrest earlier this month.
These smaller nukes have received so much attention in recent years mainly because modern reactors are so costly that the U.S. and Europe have all but stopped building any.
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